Important transport networks across Scotland, reports The Herald, are at risk of grinding to a halt next month while essential services and even future housebuilding programmes could be axed after Brexit, according to council emergency planning documents.

Preparation and assessment documents written by Scotland’s 32 local authorities have revealed the impact that Brexit may have on local communities, including disruption to ferry services and international flights being unable to land.

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As Afloat covered today, as part of the Brexit deal featuring an EU/UK customs border on the Irish Sea, where EU officials would be entitled to be present for checks at ferryports in the North, Scotland and England.